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Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness.
J Trauma Stress. 1999 Oct; 12(4):587-99.JT

Abstract

Although violent victimization is highly prevalent among men and women with serious mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), future research in this area may be impeded by controversy concerning the ability of individuals with SMI to report traumatic events reliably. This article presents the results of a study exploring the temporal consistency of reports of childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual abuse, and adult physical abuse, as well as current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 50 people with SMI. Results show that trauma history and PTSD assessments can, for the most part, yield reliable information essential to further research in this area. The study also demonstrates the importance of using a variety of statistical methods to assess the reliability of self-reports of trauma history.

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Goodman LA
Counseling Psychology Program, School of Education, Boston College, MA 02467, USA. goodmalc@bc.edu
Thompson KM
No affiliation info available
Weinfurt K
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Corl S
No affiliation info available
Acker P
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Mueser KT
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Rosenberg SD
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultChild Abuse, SexualChronic DiseaseCrime VictimsFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMaleMental DisordersPilot ProjectsPrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsSelf-AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesViolence

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Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10646178

Citation

Goodman, L A., et al. "Reliability of Reports of Violent Victimization and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Men and Women With Serious Mental Illness." Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 12, no. 4, 1999, pp. 587-99.
Goodman LA, Thompson KM, Weinfurt K, et al. Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness. J Trauma Stress. 1999;12(4):587-99.
Goodman, L. A., Thompson, K. M., Weinfurt, K., Corl, S., Acker, P., Mueser, K. T., & Rosenberg, S. D. (1999). Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12(4), 587-99.
Goodman LA, et al. Reliability of Reports of Violent Victimization and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Men and Women With Serious Mental Illness. J Trauma Stress. 1999;12(4):587-99. PubMed PMID: 10646178.
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